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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 25

Carnival to Aid Ambulance Funds

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 3

A carnival will be held at Brelsford Park on Saturday night to aid funds of the Coffs Harbour Ambulance committee…

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Expects show-down with Reds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 5

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Spellman, said recently that it might not…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Electricity Best Answer To Farm Water Supply Problem

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 6

Electricity is the most complete answer to adequate and automatic water supplies to all parts of the farm, Mr. J. R. Lloyd, electricity officer of the Department of Agriculture said…

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Good Chance of January Show Indicated by Poll Committee Unanimous

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 1

To find if the Show Committee would favour a show at the end of January, agreed upon as a compromise between two rival factions in the Committee, President Bob Brooker called for a show of hands. The…

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Successful Fair Despite Weather

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Spring Fair opened brightly in the Church Hall, Grafton, yesterday, despite difficult conditions…

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Bowls Carnival Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 6

The Grafton Bowling Club carnival has been abandoned because of the weather…

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Woodchopping At Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Clarence P. and A. Society Council decided yesterday to retain woodchopping events at the 1955 Grafton Show. It was also decided to…

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Spectacular Show At Aero Club Pageant

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 3

Two R.A.N. Sea Fury fighters screaming through the sky at over 400 miles an hour drew a pattern of vapour trails high above the crowd watching them from the South Grafton aerodrome as a climax to the Clarence River Aero Club's pageant…

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No Change In Maclean Show Date

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN, Sat. -- The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society committee af management to-day…

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Floral Fair at Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 4

ULMARRA, Mon—Despite the inclement weather there was a good attendance at the Ulmarra Church of…

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Flower Show At Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 4

NANA GLEN, Mon.—The annual Church of England flower show at Nana Glen was most successful. A…

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Improvements for Lismore 1954 Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 4

THE North Coast National A. and I. Society has gone ahead this year with further improvements to the…

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Show Rider Has First Racing win

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 7

SID Dwyer, youthful Lower Clarence horseman who this year won the gentleman rider championship at…

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Ambulance Carnival Will Be Held Shortly

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 1

The carnival organised to aid funds of Coffs Harbour ambulance committee, which was, postponed from last Saturday…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Cull Now For Tick Campaign

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 6

CATTLEMEN in areas west of the Richmond Ranee and Kyogle where a tick eradication campaign will…

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The Xmas Carnival?

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

A public meeting called for next week will decide whether or not Coffs Harbour will hold the annual carnival at Christmas. The meeting was the…

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Church Fair Stalls

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1954 · page 3

ULMARRA. -- Many attractive stalls were a feature of the Ulmarra Church of England Floral Fair…

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Flowers Feature Of Variety Fair

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 5

ULMARRA.--The stage of the Ulmarra Masonic Hall was a mass of roses, lilies and sweet peas for the opening of the Methodist variety fair on…

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Conviction In Show Driving Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 4

A young Grafton man, Thomas Clarence Reid, of Dobie street, was convicted by Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 5

At the Grafton Fair Rents Court, on Monday, Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., fixed the rental of a dwelling house…

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